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Finsbury 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]

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Deaths.
The total number of deaths belonging to the Borough registered
during 1954 was 314, consisting of 177 males and 137 females, giving
a general death rate of 8.85 per thousand of the civilian population.
The corresponding rate of the total population of England and Wales
was 11.3.

Table: Comparative Statistics, 1948-1954.

Comparative Statistics, 1948-1954.

1948194919501951195219531954
Population35,64036,01035,81035,62035,74035,64035,490
Birth ratef per 1,000 population)18.918.617.317..919.118.919.7
Death rate (do.)11.913.711.714.313.49.98.6
Maternal mortality (per 1,000 live births)0.03.00.00.00.00.01.4
Death rate, infants under 1 (do.)32.625.319.421.916.222.230.0
Death rate of illegitimate infants under 1 (per 1,000 illegitimate live births)60.076.927.0224.40.065.243.48
Still-births (per 1,000 of total births)...23231619202210
T.B. death rate per 1,000 inhabitants (all forms)0.720.560.390.590.610..310.34
Illegitimate births50523741414646

Table: Causes of Death— 1954.

Causes of Death— 1954.

0—1—5-15—25—4565—75—Total
M.F.M.F.
1.Tuberculosis, respiratory-1---101---12
2.Tuberculosis, other-----------
3.Syphilitic disease-----11-1-3
4.Diphtheria-----------
5.Whooping Cough-----------
6.Meningococcal infections-----------
7.Acute poliomyelitis-----------